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The family behind the Kokosing legacy
Jess Deyo
jdeyo@dispatch.com
Backhoes, construction sites and office spaces: not a typical playground, but it was for the third generation of the Burgett family. It’s not for everyone, but for them, childhood memories sprouted a passion to continue the legacy that is the Kokosing Construction Co.
The Ohio company has a rich history that started seven decades ago. Co-founded by the late William “Bill” Burgett and Lester Rinehart in 1951, William Burgett Construction, now known as Kokosing, had a humble beginning with projects in Mount Vernon and Fredericktown.
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